équidistance

\e.kɥi.dis.tɑ̃s\

/\e.kɥi.dis.tɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“équidistance” is uncommon French (frequency #98,672 among 40,273 “É” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,672
frequency rank, French
40,273
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qualité de ce qui est équidistant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-equidistance · équidistance · French

équidistance · rank #98,672 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,672
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 40,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH équerres

Nearest frequency peer: équerres (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “équidistance”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “équidistance” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for équidistance
PropertyValue
Headwordéquidistance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.kɥi.dis.tɑ̃s\
Letters12
Frequency rank#98,672
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “équidistance” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). équidistance lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

équidistance is uncommon French at frequency #98,672 among 40,273 “É” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.kɥi.dis.tɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for équidistance, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is équidistance, spelled É-Q-U-I-D-I-S-T-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualité de ce qui est équidistant.
  2. 2
    Valeur dont les multiples définissent les altitudes des courbes de niveau d'une carte dans un système où ces altitudes sont régulièrement espacées. Nota : une même carte peut utiliser diverses équidistances selon la région.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how équidistance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le traité avait pour objectif de délimiter « les régions sous-marines » du golfe de Paria qui sépare Trinité-et-Tobago, alors colonie britannique, du Venezuela. L'accord fixait ainsi trois segments depuis les bouches du Dragon jusqu'aux bouches du Serpent. Les surfaces délimitées respectaient vaguement ce qu'aurait pu donner une ligne d’équidistance.
  2. Gérard vit entre Paris et Moscou. Nous déjeunons ensemble tous les dix jours, au gré de ses voyages, toujours dans le même restaurant chinois à équidistance de son appartement et du mien, toujours assis à la même place, nous y prenons le menu du jour.

This word in other languages

equidistance(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "équidistance"?
"équidistance" is spelled É-Q-U-I-D-I-S-T-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.kɥi.dis.tɑ̃s\.
What does "équidistance" mean?
As a noun, "équidistance" means: Qualité de ce qui est équidistant.
How do you pronounce "équidistance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "équidistance" is \e.kɥi.dis.tɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "équidistance" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "équidistance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list